RE: [SLUG] Linux as server in Mac environment

[Andrew Macks <andypoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, John Wiltshire wrote:

> The Linux box will act just fine as a PPP dialup machine.  Configured with
> ipchains to do NAT, and preferably a caching DNS server and DHCP daemon you
> should be able to browse the web quite happily from the Macs (assuming you
> get IP over Ethernet going on MacOS 7.x).  You could also run Squid or
> Apache as a web cache...

I wouldn't recommend DHCP.  Many machines go crazy when DHCP servers
disappear.  We stopped using DHCP here when next door's Mac started to go
insane :)

> You'll find a little more difficulty getting the Appletalk file and print
> stuff going but it isn't too hard, and fortunately is an independant problem
> of the internet connection.  Look for the netatalk downloads and HOWTOs
> which are around the place and you shouldn't have too much of a problem.
> You may want to keep the Mac around as a server until you have that working
> flawlessly.

I found the atalkd configuration to be *VERY* easier, much easier than
Samba.  And the way the Mac mounts Appletalk shares is extremely
efficient.  So yes, I've tested it here and it works.  You just need a
kernel with Appletalk support built-in or as a module.  If you installed a
bog standard install, you probably have the module.  Then you need the
atalkd tools and install them.  They are very well documented.

Andrew.

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